Editing Zoom Videos: Recommendations for Self-Starting

Environment

U-M Zoom/Video Editing

Issue

How can you edit videos from Zoom? For example, if you have two different recordings from Zoom that need to be one video, how can you join them together?

Resolution

Although the Zoom Support Team does not support or recommend any specific software for video editing, below are some general ideas to help get you started. Note: it is up to you to learn how to use the software below or other software like it.  Documentation from the software companies and videos available online (YouTube) are great resources on these topics.

If using a Mac, iMovie should be installed on the computer by default. This is a very straightforward program that should work to join two different clips together.  If using a PC, the Windows 10 Photos app can also do some basic video editing, including trimming and splitting. The University also now has licensing with Adobe, so Adobe Premier Pro is available to University faculty, students, and staff for video editing. This program has many more options, and may be too advanced for what you need. 

The following links and videos may help make the decision, or can help with the work of editing videos.

iMovie (Mac only)

• Importing video clips into iMovie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMW-rOhdeH0
• Merging clips in iMovie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbbqmPoK_Cc
• Exporting a finished video from iMovie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuZiPmg-5Y0
• Using iMovie to trim video clips:  https://support.apple.com/guide/imovie/trim-clips-movf8b8fc9b2/mac

Photos (Windows 10 only)

• How to trim video using Windows 10's Photos app: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-trim-video-using-photos-windows-10
• How to use the Photos app video editor on Windows 10: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-start-using-photos-video-editor-windows-10
• How to edit videos using the Photos app in Windows 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhBEuIwX7DM

Adobe Premier Pro (Mac and PC)

• Importing video clips into Adobe Premier Pro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th6BMmKPDUE
• Merging clips in Adobe Premier Pro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcGuTWbsH5U
• Exporting a finished video from Adobe Premier Pro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th6BMmKPDUE

Additional Information

There are also several Video Editing courses available on LinkedIn Learning, which is available at no cost to all active faculty, staff (including temporary employees) and students at the University of Michigan.